Aplysia dactylomela
Aegean Sea 692 2; Aegean Sea 65481 0; Belize 68 1; Belize 202 0; Cape Verde 189 1; Cape Verde 194 0; Caribbean Sea 644 2; Caribbean Sea 17342 0; Cayman Islands 5683 0; Colombia 159 1; Colombia 177 0; Costa Rica 175 1; Costa Rica 81 0; Cuba 188 1; Cuba 83 0; East Coast of South Africa 73734 0; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone 9224 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Italian Exclusive Economic Zone 816 3; Italian Exclusive Economic Zone 9237 0; Lesser Antilles 12091 0; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 843 3; Maltese Exclusive Economic Zone 36868 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; Mexico 1992 0; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 859 3; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 386 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; Panama 2099 0; Puerto Rico 472 1; Puerto Rico 163 0; South Coast of South Africa 179146 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0; Venezuela 569 1; Venezuela 80 0; Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone 937 3; Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone 66411 0
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Rocky shores and sand with dense algal cover, especially in very shallow waters like rock pools, to a maximum depth of 40 m.
Cryptogenic: (status unresolved)
Transported in ballast water.
1st Med record: 2002
1st Med country: Italy
Yokes MB (2006) Aplysia dactylomela: an alien opisthobranch in the Mediterranean. Marine Biodiversity Records 1: e31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755267206002995
Valdés Á, Alexander J, Crocetta F, Yokes MB, Giacobbe S, Poursanidis D, Zenetos A, Cervera JL, Caballer M, Galil BS, Schembri PJ (2013) The origin and dispersal pathway of the spotted sea hare Aplysia dactylomela (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 8(4): 427-436. http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.4.06
Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2): 109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113